Vliet Surname

156,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,790 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Suriname

Vliet Surname User-submission:

This is a Dutch surname, meaning 'dweller by a small/minor stream'.

Vliet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,5411:10,9591,516
United States9441:383,96133,847
Suriname1601:3,454642
Canada521:708,56956,910
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
England71:7,959,723202,100
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
France41:16,605,680368,153
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3151:159,42414,594

Vliet (114) may also be a first name.

Vliet Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Dutch surname, meaning 'dweller by a small/minor stream'.

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Vliet Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Vliet Come From? nationality or country of origin

Vliet occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vliet? popularity and diffusion

It is the 156,861st most commonly used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,612,024 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Vliet live; 56 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 877,214th most prevalent given name on earth, held by 114 people.

Vliet is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,541 people, or 1 in 10,959. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: South Holland, where 41 percent live, North Holland, where 18 percent live and Utrecht, where 13 percent live. Other than The Netherlands this surname occurs in 38 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent live and Suriname, where 6 percent live.

Vliet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Vliet has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Vliet last name grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vliet Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vliet surname are 15.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.9% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Vliet earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 40.88% less than the national average, earning 204,599 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.56% more than the national average, earning $46,410 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.72% less than the national average, earning $40,384 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
V'Liet911/
Vliett911/
Vleiet910/
Vlie8912/
Villiet8357/
Velliet835/
Vloet801,019/
Vlies80304/
Vlier8077/
Vleet8071/
Vlijt8067/
Vleut8063/
Vleit809/
Bliet807/
Vluit805/
Vliep801/
Vlied801/
Vleat800/
Vuilliet7769/
Veulliet779/
Villiete774/
Vloiette771/
Blietz73370/
Villie73134/
Vellie735/
Vliehs734/
Vlajie732/
Bliete731/
Bliett731/
Vlyett731/
Vlăjie731/
Vleyet731/
Vliesz731/
Bliest730/
Villiette7124/
Billiet673,356/
Villier67994/
Blie67455/
Velluet67306/
Bluiett67202/
Villait67161/
Williet6782/
Vlej6765/
Villiez6752/
Vellier6747/
Villies6737/
Villaet6726/
Belliet6715/
Viollie672/
Vellies671/
Wliiett671/
Wlietts671/
Velleit671/

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